Most importantly, Long Chen had ambushed the Seven Killings Ape.


    Little Cat’s words had greatly motivated Long Chen to work hard to increase his strength. Instead of fighting the ape, he had chosen to use the simplest method to kill it. This was proof of his growth.


    The ape stood no chance against Long Chen’s terrifying attack. At the veryst moment, it blocked the arc of cold light with its arms, which caused them to be shed to pieces. Then the Heaven Sword Array pierced its body, pulverizing its internal organs. The ape let out a cry of agony and then died.


    Long Chen stored the Seven Killings Ape’s body and blood in the Primordial Realm as quickly as possible. The Primordial Realm was perfect for this and was much more useful than a Universe Pouch. As he became stronger, the space would expand too.


    The Seven Killings Ape’s cry might have attracted attention of other people or beasts, so Long Chen left immediately. He went to an obscure corner, and after ensuring that his surroundings were clear using the Soul Swallowing Gaze, he let Xiang out.


    “Xiang, keep watch! I’ll work towards the Third Passage Stage!”


    Long Chen did not need a very long time to umte his strength in order to advance to the next stage, thanks to the ancestral dragon’s powers. As long as he had enough beast blood and Heavenly Passage Pills, he could grow very quickly. He had only just reached the Second Passage Stage, but now he was already working towards the Third.


    Long Chen swallowed all of the Seven Killings Ape’s blood. Itsrge body quickly shriveled up into a dried carcass in front of him. This was the horror of the ancestral dragon. Since the Ancient Bloodsoul Dragon was also the dragon of massacre, it was considered an evil-type dragon, so it was normal for it to utilize such scary methods.


    The thick energy contained within the Seven Killings Ape’s blood was slowly absorbed by Long Chen. Over ten tons of blood was mostly rendered useless as Blood Transmutation only turned a tiny portion of it into Qi. Under his guidance, the blood that turned to Qi entered Long Chen’s Qi. The Qi he obtained from Blood Transmutation was much purer than the Qi from the Demon Light, and it suited Long Chen better. Using Blood Transmutation was a much better way to grow than absorbing Qi every day.


    After some time, the blood had been transformed into Long Chen’s Qi, and he soon became strong enough to attempt a breakthrough to the Third Passage Stage. It had barely been three days since he entered the Ancient Demon Domain, but his cultivation level had risen considerably. The people who looked down on him during the qualifiers, especially the Red Ghost King, would likely bepletely shocked if they saw him now!


    Long Chen cultivated quietly.


    When he had enough Qi, he attempted to clear the third meridian point. The first meridian point was at the dantian, the second was in his chest, and the third and fourth points were in both his feet. More specifically, they were in the soles of his feet. That was why the clearing of those two points would be much more difficult than the first two.


    Of course, he would benefit greatly after these two meridian points were cleared. The Qi in one’s legs was directly connected to speed. After reaching the Third Passage Stage, a cultivator’s speed would increase greatly as their legs could be used to their full potential.


    There were a total of six meridian points in the body. Two were in the torso, while four were in the soles and the palms. Those four supplied great strength to the four limbs. After these six meridian points were cleared, the cultivator would have to clear the two earthly meridian points and the heavenly meridian point.


    Long Chen ced all his attention on his left foot. Now that he had experience clearing the central meridian point, he only had to be a bit more careful when clearing the third meridian point.


    Of course, the most important thing was to have Heavenly Passage Pills. Long Chen did not hesitate to stuffrge handfuls of Heavenly Passage Pills into his mouth until he felt satiated. He counted about three thousand Heavenly Passage Pills. Long Chen only had a hundred thousand in total, and a twentieth of them had already been used up just to reach the Third Passage Stage. Every subsequent tier would require even more Heavenly Passage Pills, so a hundred thousand would evaporate very quickly!


    The three thousand Heavenly Passage Pills allowed his Qi to reach satiation.


    There were only two starry veins in his leg, so Long Chen carefully guided his Qi into them and then towards the sole of his foot. The vessels in the feet were naturally fragile, so this was a huge endeavor. At least Long Chen could withstand the pain. About fifteen minutester, almost all the Qi had gathered in the sole, and it was time for the final clearing.


    <em>Whoosh … </em>


    Under Long Chen’s control, the third meridian point appeared and slowly expanded. There was not much space in the foot in the first ce, so when the third meridian point expanded to the size of his dantian, his foot didn’t grow much bigger.


    He studied it closely and realized that the meridian points were rted to his sea of consciousness. The sea of consciousness did not exist in any part of his body, but it did exist. It was the same for the meridian points. Although the meridian point in his foot was as big as his dan meridian point, it was physically only the size of a soybean.


    This was due to the limitation of space, sort of like Demon World Mountain. A vast ce like the Seven Layered Demon World was inside it, but from the outside, it was not a particrlyrge mountain. Long Chen only realized how vast it was when he was inside.


    After stabilizing the meridian point, Long Chen started the final push to break through. Under his control, all of his Qi entered the meridian point. Due to having a sufficient amount of Heavenly Passage Pills, he did not face many obstacles and sessfully formed the white whirlpool. A white meridian pill appeared above it soon after.


    The third core had formed in his body. The eighteen heavenly rivers in his body now flowed quicker and stronger.


    After the Heavenly Passage Pills’ energy dispersed, Long Chen reached the Third Passage Stage sessfully and his strength increased once more! In terms of Qi, he had ten times more than before!


    He stood up and once again felt the power in his body.


    <em>Although I’m much stronger than before, I am weakpared to the true masters. Even in the tiny Ancient Demon Domain, I am at the bottom despite being at the Third Passage Stage. </em>With that thought, Long Chen was not at all satisfied with his cultivation level.


    He then set his sights on the deeper region of the secondyer of the demon world.


    “My next target is a Category Five Heaven-tier beast. At the same time, I need to find fire-type beasts for Xiang.”


    Traveling, cultivating, hunting, and breaking through to the Third Passage Stage had taken him a lot of time. One day had probably passed outside. Long Chen continued to travel ahead, strengthening himself and killing beasts. His Qi continued to grow from the base level of the Third Passage Stage. During this process, he encountered a Category Four Heaven-tier Blue Eyed Fire Fox. After killing the fox, its demonic core helped Xiang ascend by one tier, so he was now at the Category Two Heaven-tier.


    Xiang’s increase in strength was of great help to Long Chen.


    Both of them defied thews of nature, and the speed of their growth was unprecedented.


    The secondyer of the demon world wasrger than the first. Long Chen traveled for a long time to arrive in the region where Category Five Heaven-tier beasts appeared. The beasts here were more sparse, but they were all powerful. Long Chen used the Soul Swallowing Gaze to search for a long time until he found signs of a beast. He approached stealthily and observed from far.


    <em>I think it’s a Category Five Heaven-tier Ghost Shadow Fox. Its offensive abilities are only average, but its speed surpasses even regr Category Six Heaven-tier beasts. When it travels, it is like a shadow. Its blood will indeed help me reach the Fourth Passage Stage! </em>


    One of the meridian points in his feet was already cleared, so when he reached the Fourth Passage Stage and both feet had cleared meridian points, his speed would increase by several times! Of course, he was already quite fast now.


    Long Chen quietly activated the Dragon Soul Transformation, then he snuck towards the Ghost Shadow Fox. He needed to make this kill to reach the Fourth Passage Stage.


    He had entered the Seven Layered Demon World for the sole purpose of increasing his cultivation level, so his determination was unwavering.


    He suddenly sprinted like a madman, turning into a red line as he charged towards the Ghost Shadow Fox!


    The Ghost Shadow Fox had excellent hearing, so it looked up and spotted Long Chen immediately. It was a Category Five Heaven-tier beast, while Long Chen was only at the Third Passage Stage. Theoretically, it was not supposed to be afraid of him, but Long Chen had underestimated how timid it was. When it spotted him, it ran off with a <em>whoosh</em>!


    “Think you can run?” Long Chen chuckled coldly and elerated, giving chase. The Ghost Shadow Fox was fast, but Long Chen was not slow either. The upgrade to his physical strength had boosted his speed too! The gap between both of them slowly shrank.


    The gap was notrge in the first ce. Long Chen was relying on his physical strength, while the Ghost Shadow Fox was relying on its demonic power, making Long Chen’s dash more sustainable.


    The Ghost Shadow Fox was running towards the depths of the secondyer. <blockquote>


    Doge & Chacha''s Thoughts


    Huh, didn''t expect him to be growing two stages in so little chapter. Does the author have that much content for the next few arcs? There''s so much happening over so little chapters and yet at the same time the story isn''t progressing that fast too</blockquote>